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Jens Quistgaard UFO Peppermill and Salt Shaker

Creator: Jens Quistgaard
Offered by: Hobbs Modern

Description
The UFO is one of the most iconic and ubiquitous Jens Quistgaard designs. Its long production life is a testament to its status as a signature Quistgaard pepper mill. This UFO shape consists of a wide base that tapers to a thin neck. A sharp line divides the neck from the disk-like top. The mill’s grinder rotation point is always at the connection between the neck and the top and is mostly hidden from view.

This iteration of the UFO pepper mill that became perhaps the most iconic design of all. Made from teak, this mill adds a pronounced top plug for filling salt and a plastic plug at the base of the mill for filling pepper. Overall, the shapes of this mill offer the most refined mix of exacting curvature and balanced hand-feel.

This is both a salt shaker (top) and pepper mill bottom is the grinder.

More Information

Documentation:	Documented elsewhere (similar item)
Period:	1950-1979
Styles / Movements:	Modern, Mid Century, Scandinavian Modern
Incollect Reference #:	773090

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